The People at Phnom Tamao

Mr Nhek Ratanapich

Mr Ratanapich is the Forestry Adminstration's Director of Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre. He is national coordinator of Flora and Fauna International's Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Programme and has implemented a forest protection programme for the 2,500 ha Phnom Tamao forest.

Nick Marx

Nick Marx is Wildlife Rescue Director at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre, and is an animal husbandry specialist. He has more than thirty years experience with species such as tigers, lions, cheetahs, leopards, orang utans, gibbons and elephants as well as other mammals. He has worked in the UK, India and South America as well as in south east Asia, in park management, wildlife conservation and animal care. He advises the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team on dealing with human-animal conflicts and providing care for animals rescued from the illegal wildlife trade and has contributed to Phnom Tamao achieving a high standard of care and welfare for the stream of animals that constantly arrive. Many of the confiscations have suffered appalling injuries from snares and limbs have to be amputated - Nick has helped with the design and fitting of various prosthetic devices to ensure the animals can continue to have a good quality of life even though they could no longer survive in the wild.